Construction works begin on US $1.8bn bridge in Brazil

Test-drilling has started for the Salvador-Itaparica road bridge, which is taking shape in the Bahia state of Brazil. Once complete, the structure...

Infrastructure

RTA commits to 10 PPP agreements

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has given the go-ahead for 10 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) portfolio projects for the 2024-26 period, with...

Infrastructure

Saudi’s NCP approves 200 projects under PPP model

200 development projects across 17 major sectors have been approved by Saudi Arabia's National Center for Privatisation (NCP). The sectors covered include...

Consultant

Red Sea Global appoints ILF Consulting Engineers to implement $1.5bn project

Red Sea Global (RSG) has appointed ILF Consulting Engineers as an independent engineer for the implementation phase of a major carbon-neutral utility...

Construction

Ashghal awards contract for $1.48bn STW project under Qatar’s first PPP agreement

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has awarded a consortium including Metito, Al Attiyah Motors & Trading Company, and Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC),...

Infrastructure

BESIX – Plenary consortium achieves financial close on Abu Dhabi school PPP project

The financial close of the Zayed City Schools public private partnership (PPP) has been announced by the N.V. BESIX S.A. Sharjah Branch...

Construction

Engie-led consortium breaks ground on sustainable desalination plant in KSA

Engie along with its partners Nesma Company and Ajlan & Bros Holding have broken ground on the Jubail 3B Independent Water Project...

Consultant

Global firms competing for road lighting project in Abu Dhabi

Nine global companies have pre-qualified for the second phase of the Abu Dhabi Road Lighting Programme, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)...

Construction

Abu Dhabi on track for public-private partnerships worth $2.72 bn

The Abu Dhabi Government has announced its intension to procure approximately $2.72 billion of infrastructure projects in 2020 through its public-private partnership...